Many borrowers think that making payments shields them from legal trouble, but the reality isn't always so simple.

One of the most common hospital debt collection tactics is fast-tracking unpaid bills to outside collection agencies.

On October 14, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued regulatory guidance explaining three new state laws governing the collection and reporting of medical debt. The guidance ...

There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price.

House Bill 162, which passed the Ohio House of Representatives in an 87-6 vote on Oct. 15, would ensure parents have access ...

Officials said the total surpasses the initial projections for the medical debt relief program, which was established in July ...

More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5 billion in medical debt eliminated through a state ...

North Carolina’s medical debt initiative, announced in 2024, has delivered more relief than initially expected in a state with a high rate of medical debt.

Achieve reports on options for debt help, which vary from debt consolidation to professional relief or bankruptcy.

This aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.

Despite seniors' access to Medicare, Fidelity Investments' 245th annual Retiree Health Care Cost Estimate reveals that a ...

At Mary Rutan Hospital in Logan County, mass medical debt collection lawsuits totaling more than 2,700 in two years have ...